踏上

tàshàng

verb HSK 7-9 #31,796

Meanings

1 to set foot on; to step onto
2 to embark on (a journey, path)

Characters

to step on; to tread

Examples

HSK 1

他踏上了去北京的火车。

Tā tàshàng le qù Běijīng de huǒchē.

He stepped onto the train to Beijing.

HSK 3

她终于踏上了回家的路。

Tā zhōngyú tàshàng le huíjiā de lù.

She finally set out on the road home.

Tips

usage

Often used figuratively for beginning a journey or new phase of life - 踏上征程 (embark on a journey), 踏上新的道路 (step onto a new path).

Stroke Order

踏 tà

上 shàng